Chamran House (Museum)

The Chamran House in Tehran received an Honorary Mention in the Restoration-Reconstruction category at the 8th Memar Award (2008). Designed by Soomeh Consulting Engineers under architect Farzad Rostamifar, the project renovated the ancestral home of Mostafa Chamran — a prominent figure in the Islamic Revolution — into a museum. Located on 15 Khordad Street in central Tehran, the 244-square-meter site was transformed into a 512-square-meter museum through careful restoration of the original Qajar-era brick courtyard house and sensitive addition of new spaces.

The renovation preserves the traditional courtyard with its central fountain pool, mature trees, and colonnaded brick portico while introducing contemporary museum infrastructure. The brick corridors with their exposed wooden beam ceilings, traditional lanterns, and carefully restored brickwork demonstrate the attention to material authenticity. New interventions include structural reinforcement, lighting design by Behzad Heidari, and display cases designed by Hourshid Co. The woven reed ceiling with its traditional chandelier represents the finest surviving craftsmanship of the original house.